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Projected lineup

DH David Ortiz

Fast fact: Ortiz has the most home runs ever by a designated hitter with 305 and needs only four RBIs to break Edgar Martinezs DH record of 1,003.

Lowdown: Ortiz rebounded from another wretched April to drive in 100-plus runs for the sixth time in his eight seasons with the Red Sox. The team exercised its $12.5 million option, making Ortiz the highest-paid DH in the game but leaving him without a deal for 2012. At 35, he again has to prove himself or risk this being his final season in Boston